Obituaries

Local obituaries for Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc.
Terri Knox Haire
Sep 3, 2022
Ms. Terri Maxine Knox Haire, age 75 of 102 Second St., Union, passed away, Saturday, September 3, 2022 at Heartland of Union after a lengthy illness.
Ms. Haire was born in Union, October 14, 1946, a daughter of the late Ralph Vernon "Cotton" Knox and Kathleen Alexander Knox. She was a graduate of Boone High School in...
Mildred Trammell Tipton
Sep 2, 2022
Mrs. Mildred Trammell Tipton, age 92, of 304 Stutts Ave., Union, widow of Leonard H. Tipton, passed away, Friday, September 2, 2022, at Mary Black Hospital.
Mrs. Tipton was born May 9, 1930, in Union a daughter of the late Woodie and Mollie Forrester Trammell. She retired after 41 years from Milliken & Co.—Monarch Plant. Mrs. Tipton...
Gene Austin Littlejohn
Aug 31, 2022
Gene Austin Littlejohn of Highlands, Texas born February 11, 1935. Gene went to be with his Lord on August 31, 2022. He died peacefully at his home.
Gene grew up in Union, South Carolina. He had a career in wholesale food sales. He was a member of Nothside Baptist Church since 1971, where he served as music...
Ray F. Debruhl
Aug 30, 2022
Ray Franklin DeBruhl went to be with his lord and savior on August 30, 2022.He was a devoted family man and a devout Christian.
Ray was born in Union SC on May 25, 1933 to the late Jesse Hampton DeBruhl and Madora (Dora) Crawford DeBruhl.
Ray graduated from Union High School in 1952. He married...
Frank P. Vinson
Aug 30, 2022
Mr. Frank Perrin Vinson, age 81, husband of Janice Messer Vinson of 8279 Hwy 56, Enoree, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at his home.
Mr. Vinson was born in Union, November 9, 1940, a son of the late Loye and Rozelle Jackson Vinson. He was a graduate of Pacolet High School and was a veteran of...
A.J. Shetley, Jr.
Aug 30, 2022
Mr. A.J. Shetley, Jr., age 87, of 210 Shetley Rd., Union, widower of Peggy Liner Shetley, passed away Tuesday August 30, 2022 at his home.
Mr. Shetley was born in Del Rio, TN, May 29, 1935, a son of the late A.J. Shetley, Sr. and Maude Rowland Shetley. He was a graduate of Union High School attended...
James A. Belk
Aug 29, 2022
Mr. James Alfred Belk, age 43 of 128 Clairmont Rd., Union, passed away Monday, August 29, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center.
Mr. Belk was born in Union, March 28, 1979, a son of Alfred and Harriette Moore Belk. He was a 1997 graduate of Union High School where he was a member of the 1995 State Championship...
Dontrea Malik Austin
Aug 28, 2022
Dontrea Malik Austin, age 14, of 250 Old English Rd., Union, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2022.
Dontrea was born in Union, July 22, 2008, a son of Shaina Nicole Austin and Trenton Zane Ray. He was an 8th grader at Sims Middle School and loved to ride motorcycles, camping, swimming, and playing with his cousins. Dontrea...
Schelle Green
Aug 23, 2022
Dr. Schelle McMakin Green, age 79 of Terry Dr., Union, widow of Donald Green, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at her home.
Dr. Green was born in Union, December 13, 1942, a daughter of the late John and Rosa Lee Stroud McMakin. She was a 1969 graduate of Union High School and continued her education until...
James Donald "Don" Shetley
Aug 23, 2022
Mr. James Donald "Don" Shetley, age 85, of 105 Benjamin St., Union, widower of Lillian Rose Shetley, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at Union Medical Center.
Mr. Shetley was born in Union, October 25, 1936, a son of the late Joseph A. Shetley and Marie Self Shetley. He was a 1955 graduate of Union High School,...
Jerri Roberts Sanders
Aug 22, 2022
Mrs. Jeraldyn Roberts "Jerri" Sanders, age 81, of Jonesville, passed away Monday August 22, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center.
Mrs. Sanders was born in Pageland, SC, January 28, 1941, a daughter of the late E.H. Roberts and Cora Gathings Roberts. She was a graduate of Winthrop College and received her Master's degree in education from the University...
Thomas C. Hamilton
Aug 21, 2022
Thomas C. Hamilton, 90, of Anniston, Alabama passed away on the morning of August 21, 2022 at Kerner Ridge Assisted Living in Kernersville, NC.
Tom was born on July 28, 1932 in McAllister, Oklahoma to Jim and Anna Mae Hamilton. In June 1953, he married his first love, Ruth James. They raised two children, Nancy Wilburn and...
Mary Lancaster
Aug 21, 2022
Mary Hackler Lancaster, age 66 of Union, SC, wife of Dean Lancaster, joined her Lord and Savior in Paradise on August 21, 2022. She was born to Bruce Martin and Reba Sawyer in Conway SC on May 14, 1956. After her father's passing, she was raised by her mother and stepfather, Roy Sawyer.
She was a devout...
Clara Nelle Hance
Aug 20, 2022
Mrs. Clara Nelle Gulley Hance, 95, widow of Eugene E Hance, formerly of Union, passed away Saturday, August 20,2022, at JF Hawkins in Newberry.
Mrs. Hance was born in Calhoun Falls, January 29,1927, to the late Marvin Warren and Bertha Moss Gulley. She grew up in Duncan and graduated from Duncan High school and Cecil's Business college....
Frances Carol Jenkins
Aug 19, 2022
Ms. Frances Carol Jenkins, age 67, of 202 Porter St., Union, passed away Friday, August 19, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.
Ms. Jenkins was born in Union, August 20, 1954, a daughter of the late Thomas Graham Jenkins, Sr. and Doris Hazel Knox Jenkins Kirby. She was a member of Glory Baptist Church.
Surviving...
Patricia Ann Smith
Aug 18, 2022
Mrs. Patricia Ann Smith, age 67, wife of Boyd William Smith, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, August 18, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center.
Mrs. Smith was born in Fort Campbell, KY, September 8, 1954, a daughter of the late Lee and Katie Sumner Foster. She was a former employee of Disney and was a member...
Linda S. Williams
Aug 18, 2022
Mrs. Linda Shetley Williams, age 72, wife of Claudie H. Williams, Jr., of 627 Brown's Creek Church Rd., Union, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022, at Union Medical Center.
Mrs. Williams was born in Union, November 27, 1949, a daughter of the late Lester L. "Bud" Shetley and Ada Ellis Shetley. She had retired from Conso Products...
Bernard Lamar Bishop
Aug 15, 2022
Mr. Bernard Lamar Bishop, 92, widower of Jane Hutton Sims Bishop of 507 West South Street (corner of Malone Ave.), Union, passed away Monday, August 15, 2022, at Ellen Sagar Nursing Center.
Mr. Bishop was born in Converse, SC, August 19, 1929, a son of the late Horace Earl and Allie Venia Barnett Bishop and a grandson...
Nicholas Sprouse "Nick" Gregory
Aug 12, 2022
Mr. Nicholas "Nick" Sprouse Gregory, age 37, of 213 Aberdeen Lane, Spartanburg, South Carolina, passed away Friday, August 12, 2022, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Gregory was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, October 9, 1984, a son of Joey and Sara Beth Gregory. He was a 2002 graduate of Union County High School, and a 2006...
Michael Andrew Rhinehart
Aug 12, 2022
Mr. Michael Andrew "Bauldy" Rhinehart, age 53 of 323 Meadow Woods Rd., Union, passed away Friday, August 12, 2022 at Union Medical Center.
Mr. Rhinehart was born in Union, April 14, 1969, a son of Shirley Green Rhinehart of Union and the late Troy William "PeeWee" Rhinehart. He was employed as a construction worker and was a...





